Seattle Seahawks Have Interest In Aaron Schobel

Call it a long shot with the love fest between free agent defensive end Aaron Schobel and the Houston Texans going down, but the possibility remains.

In an interview for the John Clayton Show on 710 ESPN Radio, Seahawks GM John Schneider said that the team would “absolutely” have interest in the pass rusher who represents the second best defensive end who has been available on the open market this off season.

While getting our hopes up, he also cautions us that a lot would have to go right for the opportunity to put him in Seahawks blue to come to pass.

Clayton: “Aaron Schobel could be a good fit here, I know that Houston is after him hard and he probably, likely going to Houston, is he a candidate for this team?

Schneider “Candidate? Absolutely, but he sounds like he is well on his way to Houston is basically what the message we’ve received is”

Houston is Schobels hometown, and Bill Kollar, his former defensive line coach, holds the same job title in Houston.

Schobels family also lives on a ranch about 45 minutes from downtown Houston.

Not to mention they whupped Seattle 34-7 last season and by all means are a much more competitive squad then than the Seahawks.

On a crappy team, Schobel proved he can still produce and provide durability at 32 years old; starting all 16 games for the Bills last season, he notched 56 tackles, ten sacks, and three forced fumbles.

Is it something that could happen?

Maybe.

Is it something that’s going to happen?

Probably not.

Then again, how many people around the league were absolutely positive Brandon Marshall would be catching passes for Pete Carroll in training camp?